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entente cordiale

[ahn-tahnt kawr-dyahl, ahn-tahnt kawr-dyal] / ɑnˈtɑnt kɔrˈdyɑl, ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃t kɔrˈdyal /
NOUN
mutual understanding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consensus pact rapport
WEAK
agreement arrangement compact concord contract covenant deal entente good understanding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disagreement
NOUN
peace treaty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord cease-fire
WEAK
arms agreement concord entente international agreement mutual-defense treaty nonaggression pact nonaggression treaty nonproliferation treaty peace accord suspension of hostilities treaty of friendship

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They want you to swallow, in one savory sitting, their tale of colliding cultures reaching an entente cordiale.

From Time • Aug. 7, 2014

Here he embraces the entente cordiale with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in 2009.

From BBC • May 14, 2013

"Watson's French foray lacking in entente cordiale," a headline in the Independent said.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 4, 2011

Only three years ago, nevertheless, Lièvremont labelled the visiting hooker Mark Regan "a clown" following England's win in Paris and seldom gives the impression of being a great believer in entente cordiale.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2011

An entente cordiale with America would then be perfectly simple.

From Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer by MacQuarrie, Hector